It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.
— Rod Serling  ·  Television

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difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
produce [prə'dus] 词频1 词根: duc
vt.& vi. 生产;产生;制作;创作; vt. 制造;出示;引起;[经济学]生利; n. 产品;产量;产额;结果;
💡 pro向前+duce引导，带来→引向前→生产
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义：induce, make, net, pay, procure, render 反义：use, spend, deplete, dissipate, drain, exhaust
television ['tɛlɪvɪʒn] 词根: tele
n. 电视，电视机;电视节目;电视业;
💡 tele远，电+vis看+ion表名词 →看电视要离远点 → 电视（机）
"the adverts on television"
电视广告
近义：t.v., tv, gogglebox
documentary ['dɑkjə'mɛntri] 词根: doc
n. 纪录片; adj. 记录的;文书的;纪实的;
💡 docu[=doc教]+ment名词后缀+ary…的 → 用来告诉别人的 → 公文的，文件的，记录的，记录的
"The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide."
这部纪录片明日起在全国各地的影院上映。
近义：documental
incisive [ɪn'saɪsɪv] 词根: in
adj. 直接的;尖锐的;深刻的;单刀直入的;
💡 in 向内 + cis 切开 + ive 表示有...性质的 → adj. 深刻的；敏锐的；锋利的
"His presentation was clear and incisive."
他的报告清晰而犀利.
近义：incisor, incisory, penetrating, pricking, barbed, sharp 反义：obtuse, contusive, dull, dulled, edgeless
twelve [twɛlv] 词频1
num. 十二;十二个;十二点钟;十二岁; adj. 十二的;十二个的; n. 十二；十二个;
"I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve."
12岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水.
近义：dozen

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